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Women’s and men’s bodies are affected differently by certain chemicals – exposure, risk, and impacts can be different between the sexes. Growing evidence indicates that while globally women are disproportionately impacted by exposure to chemicals and wastes, they have less access to participation in the decision-making process around the sound management of chemicals and waste. Despite the fact that women play a major role in managing natural resources and often contribute significantly as household providers e.g., in the agricultural sector

The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have established a Community of Practice (CoP) on Chemicals and SDGs to bring representatives from different sectors together and to create a learning network around issues related to addressing Chemicals and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The next online session will be held on 26 October from 14:00 to 15:30 (Central European Time) and the topic will be “Innovation for achieving the Chemical

The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have established a Community of Practice (CoP) on Chemicals and SDGs to bring representatives from different sectors together and to create a learning network around issues related to addressing Chemicals and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The next online session will be held on 26 May from 14:00 to 15:30 (Central European Time) and the topic will be “Promoting youth engagement with different